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Public story · 2026-03-10 · source-backed
TechCrunch reports a VC-backed founder replaced his entire customer service department with Claude Code — not with a CS SaaS tool, but by having AI build a custom solution. VC Lex Zhao: "The barriers to entry for creating software are so low now that the build-versus-buy decision is shifting toward build." TechCrunch
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